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Federal Measures
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Absence of Recurrent Maltreatment
Absence of Maltreatment in Foster Care
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Permanency and Reunification
Composite Score
Exit Cohort Reunification
Median Months in Care
Entry Cohort Reunification
Reentries into Care in < 12 Months of Discharge
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Timeliness of Adoptions
Composite Score
Exits to Adoption
Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
Children in Care 17+ Months and Legally Free for Adoption in < 6 Months
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Permanency for Children in Foster Care
Composite Score
Children in Care 24+ Months and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children Legally Free for Adoption and Discharged to a Permanent Home
Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
Trends for the Last 5 Years
Placement Stability
Composite Score
Children in Care < 12 Months
Children in Care 12-24 Months
Children in Care 24+ Months
Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Timeliness of Adoptions
Median Months in Care(Lower Score Preferable)
Median
Total
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
All
Cities
Counties
Judical Districts
Service Areas
Region
Apr-2024
May-2024
Jun-2024
Jul-2024
Aug-2024
Sep-2024
Oct-2024
Nov-2024
Dec-2024
Jan-2025
Feb-2025
Mar-2025
State
31.60
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
32.90
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
Adams County
28.90
28.90
28.90
27.80
27.80
27.80
27.80
23.40
27.90
19.00
19.00
17.00
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
26.80
26.80
26.80
26.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
12.10
Beatrice
33.80
31.80
31.80
33.80
31.80
31.80
33.80
33.80
29.70
36.10
30.50
30.60
Bellevue
39.30
36.80
33.40
33.40
39.30
39.30
39.30
39.30
39.60
40.90
39.60
41.80
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
Boone County
17.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
Box Butte County
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.60
36.20
36.20
27.80
27.80
27.80
13.20
13.20
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
24.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
28.30
28.30
28.30
26.40
32.20
31.80
31.80
25.50
25.40
25.40
25.40
25.40
Burt County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Butler County
0.00
34.10
27.70
35.40
35.40
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.10
Cass County
38.60
38.60
31.50
40.00
41.40
41.40
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
47.60
53.80
Cedar County
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
25.20
Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Central
28.30
28.90
27.50
27.80
27.20
27.20
28.90
25.40
26.40
26.40
26.00
26.40
Chadron
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
41.60
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Chase County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cherry County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cheyenne County
25.00
25.00
25.00
26.10
26.10
26.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
23.70
39.10
31.40
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Colfax County
24.20
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
48.90
Columbus
27.40
29.60
29.60
34.40
34.40
29.60
34.40
34.10
34.10
35.40
34.80
34.10
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
46.50
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
38.20
38.20
38.20
Custer County
38.60
38.60
38.60
38.60
0.00
0.00
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
55.40
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
54.90
54.90
54.90
54.90
54.90
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
37.20
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dawson County
34.20
34.20
34.20
35.80
35.80
35.80
35.80
32.00
32.00
21.30
19.30
19.30
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Dodge County
31.70
31.70
27.30
27.30
27.30
29.30
26.80
34.00
40.90
40.90
40.90
40.90
Douglas County
39.00
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
40.70
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
39.20
38.30
37.10
37.40
39.90
39.60
40.30
40.20
41.10
41.10
41.00
41.60
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
0.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
30.50
30.50
Franklin County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
Fremont
29.10
29.10
28.40
26.80
24.50
45.70
26.80
32.40
40.90
40.90
40.90
42.20
Frontier County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Furnas County
13.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Gage County
32.60
32.60
32.60
29.70
26.40
26.40
33.80
33.80
33.80
34.30
34.30
37.90
Garden County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
27.20
27.10
24.60
27.10
24.30
25.40
25.40
24.30
24.90
23.60
23.60
23.60
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hall County
24.60
23.80
22.80
22.70
23.60
23.60
24.30
23.60
23.60
24.30
24.30
24.30
Hamilton County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
0.00
0.00
0.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
19.00
28.60
28.60
28.60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
Holdrege
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Holt County
24.30
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
31.80
26.80
67.00
67.00
67.00
67.00
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
26.40
26.40
26.40
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson County
24.00
24.00
24.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
25.90
Judicial District 1
29.70
33.80
34.90
34.90
34.30
36.30
34.10
34.10
34.10
34.30
30.60
34.30
Judicial District 2
36.80
37.70
35.40
36.90
40.00
39.30
39.80
42.10
42.80
42.80
39.80
41.40
Judicial District 3
27.70
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
27.60
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
Judicial District 4
39.00
38.20
37.30
37.60
40.00
40.70
42.10
41.50
42.10
42.10
42.10
42.10
Judicial District 5
27.20
29.60
29.60
34.10
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.40
28.20
28.20
29.20
Judicial District 6
32.30
32.30
27.70
27.70
27.70
26.60
26.40
34.00
37.20
37.60
38.00
37.20
Judicial District 7
28.50
28.00
29.10
27.40
25.70
23.30
23.30
25.60
28.00
38.20
37.50
37.50
Judicial District 8
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
27.10
41.20
55.40
55.40
55.40
Judicial District 9
26.10
26.10
24.20
22.90
24.30
25.40
25.40
24.30
24.30
25.30
25.30
25.30
Judicial District 10
29.00
29.10
29.10
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.70
Judicial District 11
28.90
28.90
28.20
28.10
29.70
30.90
29.70
28.20
25.40
20.50
21.30
20.50
Judicial District 12
27.50
27.50
27.50
28.30
29.90
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
32.40
32.40
31.10
Kearney
28.90
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
29.10
28.90
28.90
34.40
34.60
35.00
Kearney County
0.00
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
35.40
Keith County
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Knox County
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
13.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
Lancaster County
27.70
28.20
26.90
26.20
28.30
27.60
28.30
26.20
26.90
27.30
26.80
26.60
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
34.20
34.20
34.20
34.00
34.00
30.90
29.70
25.10
28.10
19.30
19.30
19.20
Lincoln
27.70
28.30
28.20
26.20
28.30
28.40
28.60
27.80
28.50
28.10
27.70
26.90
Lincoln County
27.00
27.00
25.90
27.00
28.00
25.90
25.90
29.10
25.10
19.60
23.70
23.70
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
28.00
25.70
32.20
32.20
30.10
32.20
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
32.70
McCook
28.30
28.30
28.30
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Morrill County
29.90
29.90
29.90
0.00
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
31.10
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
30.10
31.50
33.90
36.30
36.30
37.00
35.60
38.50
38.50
40.00
38.50
39.90
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
26.50
26.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
26.80
26.80
28.00
28.10
27.70
23.30
25.20
25.20
25.20
26.60
25.20
25.20
North Platte
25.30
25.30
35.70
32.60
34.20
35.70
35.70
36.60
30.40
26.80
19.60
19.60
Northern
27.80
29.10
29.10
29.60
28.20
29.40
29.20
29.60
31.70
34.40
34.40
34.70
Nuckolls County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
O' Neill
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
55.40
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ogallala
27.70
28.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
39.10
39.10
Omaha
39.00
38.40
37.50
37.80
40.00
40.30
41.00
41.10
41.50
41.10
41.30
41.30
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
24.40
Otoe County
35.10
35.60
35.60
38.90
37.00
40.20
40.20
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
43.40
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Phelps County
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
46.50
0.00
0.00
Pierce
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
49.80
-
-
Pierce County
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.70
0.00
45.30
45.30
45.30
Platte County
0.00
0.00
0.00
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
38.90
28.20
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Red Willow County
0.00
0.00
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
28.20
23.30
23.30
23.30
23.30
Richardson County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
38.30
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
34.30
38.70
38.70
38.70
38.70
38.70
36.50
36.50
36.50
38.70
46.70
46.70
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
39.80
39.80
36.10
35.60
39.80
39.30
39.30
39.80
41.30
41.30
39.30
39.30
Saunders County
0.00
0.00
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
16.20
42.70
Scotts Bluff County
28.00
26.30
26.30
28.00
28.50
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
33.70
Scottsbluff
27.30
26.80
26.10
27.30
28.10
29.90
32.40
29.90
27.80
26.80
23.90
23.90
Seward
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
29.70
19.60
19.60
19.60
Seward County
27.20
22.20
22.20
28.50
22.20
22.20
22.20
22.20
28.00
20.50
20.50
20.50
Sheridan County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
26.40
31.70
31.70
31.70
33.50
31.70
34.40
34.40
34.40
38.20
38.20
38.20
Southeast
28.20
28.60
28.60
28.90
28.90
29.30
29.30
29.00
29.40
29.40
29.00
28.80
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
31.60
31.90
31.40
32.50
32.80
32.90
33.50
33.40
33.50
33.70
33.50
33.60
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
Valentine
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Washington County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
0.00
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
29.10
29.10
29.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Webster County
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00
0.00
Western
28.10
28.00
28.10
28.20
29.20
32.20
32.40
32.20
28.20
24.50
23.80
23.80
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
York
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15.90
15.90
15.90
25.50
25.50
York County
29.60
29.60
29.60
29.60
27.70
29.20
29.20
29.20
27.70
27.70
27.70
27.70